Future disasters and future of aid in Asia

Mike Penrose, the humanitarian director of Save the Children, describes in the Korea Times the challenge to Asian aid agencies and regional donors in taking the lessons learned from the devastating March 2011 earthquake and the Fukushima disaster in Japan "to help ensure that future 'risky' economic developments (such as nuclear power and heavy industry) are undertaken with disaster resilience in mind."

"My call is to donors such as Korea and Japan to work with experienced Asian civil society organizations such as Save the Children to properly fund and adequately support disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness activities across Asia, covering both the heavy and human aspects of preparedness and response," he continues.